A three-car accident closed the truck route to traffic for nearly three hours Monday afternoon.

“We shut down the truck route for the safety of all the emergency personnel working at the accident scene as well as the safety of commuters because so many vehicles were involved,” said Capt. Randy Foster of the Los Alamos Police Department, adding that two people were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

“At about 3:30 p.m., a Toyota Camry, a pick up and a Mercury Mountaineer SUV were involved in the accident,” Foster said. “The SUV actually rolled over.”

The truck route was closed due to a three-car accident that occurred late Monday afternoon.

"One of the vehicles actually rolled over," said Capt. Randy Foster of the Los Alamos Police Department. "Two people have been transported to the Los Alamos Medical Center with what appear to be non life-threatening injuries."

Truck route traffic was diverted to Trinity Drive, which remained backed up throughout the afternoon commute, as did the Main Hill Road.

Sheriff Marco Lucero and his deputies fanned out across Los Alamos and White Rock Friday morning, accompanied by Los Alamos police officers, to conduct a pre-Halloween compliance operation at the homes of six registered sex offenders residing within the county.

“It’s important to ensure that these individuals are complying with the judgment and sentencing orders issued by the judges in their respective cases,” Lucero said. “Three of the registered sex offenders have orders not to have contact with children less than 16 years old and not to decorate their residences for Halloween or open their doors to children.”

N.M. 502 traffic was backed up nearly to 15th Street. Northbound traffic on N.M. 4 was stopped beyond White Rock. Commuters faced delays of 40 minutes to more than an hour.

During the 5–6 p.m. peak, it took a half hour to move from 15th Street to DP Road.

As of 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, officers on the scene had not finalized their investigations, but Cpl. Doug Ehler of the Los Alamos Police Department provided preliminary reports, but rain-slick streets may have been a contributing factor.

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An SUV driven by a 51-year-old Los Alamos woman struck a 12-year-old girl from Española in a crosswalk on Diamond Drive near the Los Alamos Golf Course Friday afternoon.

Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Brian Nickerson said the accident occurred about 4:10 p.m. According to deputy police chief Kevin Purtymun, the girl was taken to Los Alamos Medical Center and was treated for contusions and lacerations.

“It was a fairly serious accident,” Nickerson said.

Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Torpy said his officers are investigating the cause of the accident.